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Welcome to Getchell ...

Getchell is located in Snohomish County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Getchell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Getchell is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Getchell lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Getchell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Getchell - it's located in Nevada.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Getchell.

Communities near Getchell ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Getchell.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Getchell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Getchell.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Getchell. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Getchell.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Getchell. See our Newspapers Page for Getchell.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Getchell ...

Looking for more information about Getchell? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Getchell, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Getchell.

Adding Getchell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Getchell in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Getchell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Getchell post office opened in 1890.

We also found Getchell in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Getchell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Snohomish, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Getchell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/